PANATHINAIKOS – From humble beginnings to European champions. The family that turned a club into a legend.

In 1987 the Giannakopoulos family, fans of the Panathinaikos Athletic Club, decided to take over management of the men’s basketball department. The decision would launch them on a journey to the Stars. 

The film captures the team’s journey from the establishment of the men’s basketball department in 1919, the inauguration of the women’s team in 1937 and the resistance activities of its athletes during the Occupation, to the building of the Indoor Hall under the stands of the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium and the team’s reaching the Final Four of the Cup Winners’ Cup, all leading up to the pivotal moment when the Giannakopoulos family took over the its administration, which led it to repeated successes in the European Basketball Championships. 

To Note

This film screens in Greek WITHOUT English subtitles.

CAST & CREATIVES

Director
Christos Dimas

Cast
Danis Katranidis, Argyris Pandazaras, Themis Panou, Giorgos Gallos, Tasos Iordanidis, Anna-Maria Papaharalambous, Markos Lezes, Dafni Lambrogianni, Kostas Apostolakis, Nikos Vardakas, Giorgos Gerontidakis, Zeta Makrypoulia 

ACCESSIBILITY

In Greek without English Subtitles.

Wheelchair accessible.

Companion Card accepted.

Assistive Hearing system available (FM).

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